Administration Rights

I am the sole user on my Windows 10 Pro installation with Administration rights, so why do I see this when I try & save to Windows folder:



However, I can save to a different location & copy the file to the Windows folder albeit with the following prompt:



If I try & change permissions to include Administrator I get this:



with no ability to add the Administrator.

Why can't I change things as I like to be in control & not have to work around restrictions such as this.

Windows will not let you save directly to protected system folders for security purposes.

You will only be able to directly save to a user folder location first. Afterwards, you will be able to copy/move to a system folder location.

Brink said:

Windows will not let you save directly to protected system folders for security purposes.

You will only be able to directly save to a user folder location first. Afterwards, you will be able to copy/move to a system folder location.

I understand what you are saying as this has been my experience but how does saving to a different location & copy/moving to Windows make Windows any more secure than saving it directly to Windows in first instance.

Surely, it defeats the security objective - just a thought.

Even when you copy/move to a protected system folder, you have to approve it first, so it's still using a security feature.

It's all designed to help prevent users and/or malware from being able to modify or replace system files/folders without your approval first. This at least helps to give you a fighting chance if malware tries to.

Brink said:

Even when you copy/move to a protected system folder, you have to approve it first, so it's still using a security feature.

It's all designed to help prevent users and/or malware from being able to modify or replace system files/folders without your approval first. This at least helps to give you a fighting chance if malware tries to.

Noted.